October 2010
BackTalk
- Ruthie Foster
Singer Ruthie Foster made a big impression at her first Jazz Fest appearance in 2008. Her big voice and positive spirit…
Cover Story
- The New Generation of Brass Bands: Live For Today
Sean Roberts, 23, likens learning how to play the trumpet to learning how to walk or talk. “I didn’t even really…
Features
- Street Fight: The Red Bull Street Kings Brass Band Blowout
Some of New Orleans’ greatest music doesn’t come from inside the clubs; it comes from the street. On October 23 at… - Zack Smith: Making Faces
In 2008, Zack Smith commandeered a back corner of the Voodoo grounds in City Park where he set up a photo… - The Early Dirty Dozen Brass Band
In Sweet Home New Orleans’ recent State of the Music Community report, it found that while musicians in general were struggling,…
Fresh
- Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival Turns Five
This October marks the fifth anniversary of the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. On October 16 and 17, Lafayette Square… - Derek Huston Joins Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe
Since parting ways from the Iguanas, saxophonist Derek Huston has kept busy as a free agent. “I’ve really enjoyed the different… - Madden Picks the Saints: October
[Supagroup’s Chris Lee is playing this year’s Saints season on Madden ’11 and using it to predict this season’s games.] October… - Kingdom of Sorrow: The Sunny Side of Sorrow
Kirk Windstein (Down, Crowbar), and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) are good friends and admirers of each other’s music. The two metal musicians… - Punk Flyer Art: History on a Phone Pole
Over the past two years, Pat Roig has collected over 380 punk rock flyers. This collection of what lead vocalist of… - Goodbye Donna's
It’s not all that surprising that Donna’s Bar and Grill, the Rampart Street club beloved by New Orleans music followers around…
Letters
- October 2010 Letters
SCHOOLED BY NEW ORLEANS Great article on the great soul known as Ed Blackwell. I first heard Blackwell play in New…
Mojo Mouth
- Where is the Pride?
We take an enormous amount of pride in OffBeat, and we put a lot of time, effort and money into our…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Hillbilly BBQ
Any barbecue restaurant worth its weight in salt not only delivers quality smoked meats but also fulfills the image of a… - Meschiya Lake Hits the Spot at Three Muses
Three Muses 536 Frenchmen St. (504) 298-8746 How did you become a regular here so quickly? I was out of town…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Hillbilly BBQ
Any barbecue restaurant worth its weight in salt not only delivers quality smoked meats but also fulfills the image of a…
The Spot
- Meschiya Lake Hits the Spot at Three Muses
Three Muses 536 Frenchmen St. (504) 298-8746 How did you become a regular here so quickly? I was out of town…
Reviews
- Curren$y, Pilot Talk (DD172 Records)
In the video for Curren$y’s first single, 2006’s “Where da Cash At,” he’s at a waterside mansion, hundreds of video vixens… - Jamal Batiste, The Unorthodox Drummer: Just Jamal (Jam-All Music Records)
So where are we with the next generation of the musical dynasties? Will they surprise us with innovation, or deliver mere… - Bobby Charles, See You Later, Alligator (Bear Family Records)
As widely revered an American songwriter as Bobby Charles was, it’s curious that none of his early material has ever been… - Various Artists, Dear New Orleans (Air Traffic Control Records)
A working streetcar, a Saints Super Bowl victory and five years later, it might be easy for the events of August… - Dax Riggs, Say Goodnight to the World (Fat Possum Records)
Dax Riggs’ cover of “Heartbreak Hotel” on Say Goodnight to the World clocks in at almost four and a half minutes;… - Impulss, Marie Laveaux’s Hustle (Quarter Rat Music)
Daniel “Impulss” Perez knows a thing or two about the hustle. He knows what it’s like to be on the brink… - Dash Rip Rock, Call of the Wild (Alternative Tentacles Records)
“Didn’t come to college to learn how to think / Came here to learn how to drink.” That’s a line from… - Magnetic Ear, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (Independent)
The track listing for Magnetic Ear’s Aliens of Extraordinary Ability is packed tight with guest appearances from throughout the various strata… - Louisiana Hellbenders, Main Drag Fair (Bayou Dog Records)
Listening to this record is like spending a night at the Ponderosa Stomp. Along with a good sense of the personality… - Truckstop Honeymoon, Homemade Haircut (Squirrel Records)
Writer’s block, what’s that? Whatever it is, it’s definitely not in Truckstop Honeymoon’s vocabulary. Since its 2003 inception and over the… - Otis Redding, Live On Sunset Strip (Stax Records)
The true test of the worthiness of a live album is when the listener says to him or herself, “I wish… - The Hons, To Skyward (Miss New Orleans Music)
You may think your dad is sort of hokey sometimes, but you still love him right? The same goes for the… - Smiley with a Knife, Long Now (Independent)
In 2008, New Orleans-based instrumental outfit Smiley with a Knife debuted with How a Reign Comes to an End, a brazenly… - Asleep at the Wheel Featuring Leon Rausch, It’s a Good Day (Bismeaux Productions)
Now rolling into its fifth decade as America’s premier Western swing institution, Asleep at the Wheel (AATW) has figured out how… - The Vettes, Plasticville (Independent)
The Vettes meet their detractors head-on on their debut album, Plasticville. They’re not about keeping it real—what could be more boring?… - Skipp Coon and Mister Nick, Sophomore Slump Vol. 1 (TibbiT Music)
“[This] just might be my favorite ish in a LONG arse TIME,” The Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson tweeted after hearing Sophomore…
